A few minutes later Lorelai gets out of the car, picking Colin up, gathering his bag and her stuff and walks inside. All the lights were out so she flicks on the light and goes to put colin on the couch. She then goes in the kitchen where there is a note on the fridge.

Lorelai,

Took the kids to a movie. Food is in the fridge.

-Luke

Lorelai sighs sitting down at the table.

Lorelai puts Colin to bed calls Babette to watch him, then grabs her keys and leaves the house. She drives into town and parks in front of the diner, then locks the car doors and walks down the street towards the movie theater.

When she peaks her head inside, she sees Luke and the kids laughing and getting ready to leave since the movie is over. Kelsey spots her mom and smiles, then runs over to her.

"Hi mommy!"

She gives her a big hug. "Hey kiddo, how was the movie?"

"It was fun! Daddy is taking us for ice cream now. Want to come with?"

"I'd love to honey, but I don't think daddy really wants to see me right now."

"Then I want to go home with you." She says taking her hand.

"You don't want to get any ice cream with daddy?"

"Not if you aren't coming."

"Are you sure?" She nods.

"Fine, go tell your dad I'm here and you want to come home with me."

She nods and goes to tell him.

"Daddy, I'm staying mommy. She is out front."

He only nods.

"Thats it? No questions? You just say go?" Kelsey questions curiously. Luke only nods.

"Alrighty, bye daddy." Kelsey skips off to her mom and they go back to the car and to the house.

"Mommy, do we have ice cream here?" She asks.

"Yeah, in the freezer." She says and takes it out for her.

"Why is daddy mad at you?"

Lorelai sighs and digs her spoon deeper into the bucket of ice cream. "Don't worry about me and your dad pumpkin, we are fine."

"No your not."

She sighs. "Honey, daddy just....I don't think he likes me very much anymore. Let me just put it that way."

"But daddy loves you."

"I know I shouldn't be telling you this, but Kels, your daddy hasn't said I love you, to me in a long time."

"How come?" Kelsey asks curiously.

"I'm not sure honey, but don't worry, everything will be okay."

"He doesn't love you anymore?" She asks confused.

"The truth is, I don't know if he does or not. He hasn't said it to me in a long time."

"Oh okay. " She says sadly.

"Don't worry Kelsey, everything is going to be okay."

"Do you love daddy?"

"Of course I do honey."

She only nods and continues to eat her ice cream. "This is really good."

She smiles sadly. "Yeah it really is."

Later that night all the kids are in bed, Lorelai is getting changed and Luke is just now walking upstairs.

"Hi." Lorelai says softly, looking at him, but he doesn't look at her. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. How are you?"

"Okay I guess, listen Luke. I'm really sorry about before, I don't want to fight with you anymore, I lov-" She's cut off by Kelsey screaming. Lorelai sighs and shakes her head. "Another nightmare." Lorelai brushes past him and goes into Kelsey's room. Luke just sits there, showing no emotion.

Lorelai goes into kelsey's room where she was rolling around in her bed and screaming

"Mommy. The bad man he tried to take me again."

Lorelai goes into the bathroom and gets her a cup of water, then sits on Kelsey's bed and gives it to her, while rubbing her back.

"Shhh...its okay, your okay. The man is gone."

"O..o..okay" She stutters.

Kelsey finally calms back down and falls asleep. Lorelai goes back into her own bedroom and sees Luke watching T.V. in bed. "Hey." SHe says and smiles at him, he just gives her a nod.

He drifts an arm around her shoulder as she leans into him.

"Are you mad at me?" She asks curiously as she moves closer to him, seeing if he'll let her.

"No." He mumbles as he allows her to move closer.

"Okay....good." She says unsurely.

The next day...Katrina is at the neighbors house, Bredan is at his friend's house, and Kelsey and Colin with Lorelai at the house.

At the diner, Luke had kept himself busy all morning, trying not to think about Lorelai. Suddenly he hears a familiar voice from behind him.

"Hey there stranger."

He turns around and sees Rachel standing there

"Hey there." He comes around from behind the counter giving her a hug "How have you been?"

She smiles and sits at one of the diner tables with him. "I've been good, how have you been?"

"I'm doing okay."

"You still live upstairs in that small apartment?"

He thinks for a minute weather or not to tell her that he was married to Lorelai. Then he says.. "No. I live in a house."

"Thats great, a little change in your life. So listen, I gotta get going, but maybe tonight we can have dinner. You know, catch up?"

"Sure. " He says and writes down his address, his and Lorelai's address to be exact.

"Great, so I'll see you tonight, around 6?" Rachel asks and Luke nods, thats perfect since he knows Lorelai is working late tonight.

"See you then." He smiles.

At around 8 that night, Lorelai is at work, Colin and Kelsey are with her. Katrina and Brendan are sleeping over their friend's houses. Luke and Rachel come back to the house after dinner, laughing and talking.

"So Luke, you live here all by yourself?"

"Yes. I do." He lies. He needs this closeness because he hasn't been feeling like that with Lorelai lately, and he can't understand why.

"Wow." She says, impressed, then there is a silence. Rachel's hand brushes against his arm accidently, she goes to pull it away, but he grabs it.

He smiles at her and leans in to kiss her, but Lorelai's face came into his mind.

He blocks it out once he kisses Rachel. After 3 minutes of making out Rachel pulls away. "Luke...are you sure we should be doing this?" She asks breathlessly.

"Why not?" He asks.

"I don't know...i mean...its us...we..."Luke cuts her off by kissing her again. They eventually make their way upstairs and into bed.

About 40 minutes later, Lorelai walks quietly into the house with the two kids, thinking Luke is asleep, but she had wanted to come home a little bit early to surprise him and try to talk to him about the problems they have been having, hoping to work through whatever is going on and be happy again. The tired kids go straight to bed and Lorelai walks upstairs to her bedroom.

"Hey Luke, I wanted to come home and surprise you because I-" She freezes, seeing Luke, in bed with another women, his arms are wrapped around her and they are both sound asleep. She is speechless as she flips on the lights to get a better look at the sleeping woman.

"Oh my god, Rachel?" She whispers to herself and finally she's had enough.

"What the hell is going on here!?" She screams loudly.